Recession of Glacier Tasîssârssik A, East Greenland

Abstract The maximum diameters of a lichen of known growth rate have been measured on the bedrock flanking glacier Tasîssârssik A (lat. 66° 06′ N., long. 36° 58′ W.) in East Greenland. The estimated age of the lateral trimline of this glacier is 133±20 yr., indicating that the recent recession of th...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Gribbon, P. W. F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1964
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Greenland
Tasîssârssik
East Greenland
glacier
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000029130
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000029130
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Summary:Abstract The maximum diameters of a lichen of known growth rate have been measured on the bedrock flanking glacier Tasîssârssik A (lat. 66° 06′ N., long. 36° 58′ W.) in East Greenland. The estimated age of the lateral trimline of this glacier is 133±20 yr., indicating that the recent recession of this and other glaciers in the Caledonian alps, East Greenland, appears to be synchronous with the overall recession in West Greenland.

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